The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival came to a close on May 19th. The concluding ceremony took place at Grand Théâtre Lumière where the Master of Ceremonies, Edouard Baer, welcomed the Feature Film Jury (presided over by Cate Blanchett) for the announcement of this year’s winners. Following the presentation of the prestigious Palme d’Or to director Hirokazu Kore-eda for his film “Shoplifters,” Italian director Asia Argento took the stage and delivered a sobering speech disclosing that she was raped by Harvey Weinstein. “In 1997, I was raped by Harvey Weinstein here at Cannes. I was 21 years old,” she said. “I want to make a prediction. Harvey Weinstein will never be welcomed here ever again. He will live in disgrace shunned by a film community that once embraced him and covered up for his crimes.”

Argento went on to issue a warning to unnamed predators who remain in the film industry: “Even tonight sitting among you, there are those who still have to be held accountable for their conduct against women. For behavior that does not belong in this industry ― does not belong in any industry or workplace. You know who you are. But most importantly, we know who you are, and we’re not going to allow you to get away with it any longer,” she said. She later tweeted a transcript of the speech she delivered, commending the women who have recently spoken out against perpetrators of sexual misconduct.

Argento’s impassioned speech was not the only confrontation of the #MeToo movement at this year’s festival. Last week, Cate Blanchett led a demonstrationwith a group of other female filmmakers and actresses for equal gender representation at Cannes, and festival director Thierry Frémaux signed a charter for gender parity proposed by 5050×2020, France’s version of the #MeToo initiative.